The Cancer Support Community Presents The Joy of Positive Thinking

02/26/2016

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positive thoughts
make us feel good about our progress while negative thoughts can cause
us to lose hope and hinder our progress. In an effort to encourage positive
thinking in cancer patients, the Cancer Support Community at Monmouth
Medical Center, Southern Campus presents “The Joy of Positive Thinking”
on Wednesday, March 2 from 3 to 4 p.m. at Monmouth Medical Center, Southern
Campus’ Center for Healthy Living in Lakewood.

This program, led by Maria Jonas, MSW social work intern, will include
discussions on the many benefits of thinking positively and the ways to
do so, as well as how to navigate the landscape of complex emotions and
boost self-esteem. Attendees will also create a “positive affirmation
jar” that they can use daily to support positive thinking.

The Joy of Positive Thinking is free and open to the public, and will be
held at Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus’ Center for Healthy
Living, located at 198 Prospect Street in Lakewood. Registration is required
by calling 732-923-6090.

About Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus is an acute-care community hospital
located in Lakewood, Ocean County. A Barnabas Health facility, Monmouth
Medical Center, Southern Campus merged with Monmouth Medical Center, a
teaching hospital located in Long Branch, Monmouth County, in 2014. The
hospitals are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the
communities they proudly serve through expanded access to specialty outpatient
services that focus on preventive medicine and healthy living. The partnership
has also expanded patients' access to geriatric and pediatric emergency
services, as well as outpatient neurology, oncology and geriatric services.
Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus is in the process of converting
to all private rooms, which will make it the only provider in the region
with all private rooms for overnight stays. For more information about
Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, visit
www.barnabashealth.org.